Abstract

[From the Introduction] The fifth European Union-Latin American/Caribbean Summit that took place in Lima, Peru, in May 2008 presented a series of challenges and opportunities for the future relations between these two regions. The fact that current relations are in a period of minor difficulties is not news, nor is the idea that both regions have a vested interest in revitalizing interregional relations, a process to which all relevant actors are at least theoretically committed. The European Commission has addressed this situation by commissioning a “Study on Relations between the European Union and Latin America: New Strategies and Perspectives”, and by proposing in December 2005 a renewed strategy for “A Stronger Partnership between the European Union and Latin America”.